{"product_id":"citizen-spielberg-lester-d-friedman-9780252086182","title":"Citizen Spielberg","description":"Steven Spielberg's extraordinary career redefined Hollywood, but his achievement goes far beyond shattered box office records. Rejecting the view of Spielberg as a Barnumesque purveyor of spectacle, Lester D. Friedman presents the filmmaker as a major artist who pairs an ongoing willingness to challenge himself with a widely recognized technical mastery. \u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eCitizen Spielberg\u003c\/i\u003e expands Friedman's original analysis to include films of the 2010s like \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e. Breaking down the works by genre, Friedman looks at essential aspects of Spielberg's art, from his storytelling concerns and worldview to the uncanny connection with audiences that has powered his longtime influence as a cultural force. Friedman's examination reveals a sustained artistic vision--a vision that shows no sign of exhausting itself or audiences after Spielberg's nearly fifty years as a high-profile filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive and discerning, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Spielberg\u003c\/i\u003e offers a career-spanning appraisal of a moviemaking icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lester D. Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025208618X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252086182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Lester D. Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993717997823,"sku":"9780252086182","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ce12080-d880-4375-a869-052f45659f95.jpg?v=1683325909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/citizen-spielberg-lester-d-friedman-9780252086182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}